Russian Missile Strikes, New Defenses, Fighting into 2023

Update on Russian military operations in Ukraine for December 30, 2022: Russia conducts what may be the largest missile strike so far during the special military operation; Ukraine s power grid continues to be degraded; Fighting continues around Bakhmut; Western analysts insist Russian fighting around Bakhmut is senseless but it suits Russia s strategy of attrition; Russia is also building extensive defensive structures across the line of contact; These lines force Ukrainian offensive troops to spend more time in wellprepared fields of fire resulting in major casualties; Russia appears to be settling into a protracted war of attrition while protecting its lines with these major defensive works. References: BBC Russia fires 120 missiles from air and sea Ukraine: War on the Rocks LOCALIZED OFFENSIVES: THE DIRECTION OF THE CONFLICT: